Latest news – Page 9
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NewsViews sought on permanent closure of Lancaster Crown Court
Crown court within a 12th century castle has not been used since 2019 and costs £211,000 a year to maintain.
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NewsJudge throws out 'blunderbuss' Trump order against law firm
Washington court rules that 'unconstitutional' act of retaliation 'casts a chill over whole legal profession'.
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NewsEx-boss of collapsed firm wins unfair dismissal claim
Managing partner left London office of US business before it closed last September.
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NewsIn depth: Poor communication driving complaints, private client conference hears
Some solicitors are providing written information too late, or exceeding cost estimates without warning clients.
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NewsSolicitor relied on client’s fake authorities, High Court hears
President of the King’s Bench Division and Mr Justice Johnson reserve judgment in two cases involving fake citations.
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NewsMahmood trims judges' pay rise
Lord chancellor rejects 4.75% pay recommendation and says her decision strikes right balance between official advice and what her department can afford.
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NewsBarrister did not appreciate seriousness of fake citations, High Court hears
Hearing before the King's Bench president is dealing with two separate cases - one involving a barrister and a law centre and the other a solicitor.
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NewsLAA cyber attack: firms risk doing unpaid work
Solicitors fear legal aid might not be granted when they try to get applications backdated as coalition of law societies demands LAA provide better support.
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NewsJudge's scepticism of mother not the fault of negligent solicitors
Findings of inconsistencies in a mother’s evidence could not be laid at the door of her former solicitors, Court of Appeal finds.
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NewsCCRC chief must go, say MPs
Justice committee report says CCRC leadership ‘has shown a remarkable inability to learn from its own mistakes’.
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NewsVeteran solicitor struck off for concealing bankruptcy
Tribunal says outcome could have been different if 'capable, diligent and competent' solicitor had made frank disclosures.
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NewsScotland to stop unqualified advisers from calling themselves 'lawyers'
Law Society to continue regulating solicitors after Holyrood snubs main recommendation of its own report.
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NewsGauke unveils sentencing reforms to end prison population crisis
Short custodial sentences would be handed down only in exceptional circumstances and well-behaved prisoners released early.
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NewsNo legal rule rendering voluntarily incurred losses irrecoverable, Supreme Court finds
Engineering consultancy firm URS Corporation argued it should not be liable for repairs which a building firm did not need to carry out.
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NewsBirmingham solicitor charged with money laundering
Offences relate to an 11-month period from 2020 to 2021.
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NewsJudge who sits on family cases failed to protect children from abusive partner
Deputy district judge cannot be named, despite the press arguing that anonymity could reduce trust in the justice system.
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NewsWetherspoons not vicariously liable for door staff actions, High Court rules
Door staff employed by Risk Solutions were independent contractors, not employees, Mr Justice Sweeting finds.
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NewsSimmons & Simmons sees off cover-up allegations in decade-long dispute
Litigant in person accused the firm of fraud after his abortive attempt to purchase a property in 2015.
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NewsLAA demands £35,000 for case that ended 13 years ago
Legal advice charity says no records have been presented to show that it owes full amount.
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NewsSolicitor rebuked for no-complaint settlement offers
Regulator says actions of 25-year in-house veteran showed ‘concerning lack of judgement’.